Find the Fit led about 3 percentage points more students to attend colleges that were at least very competitive immediately after high school¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Students in Find the Fit projects were 3 percentage points more likely than those in regular UB advising projects to attend colleges that were at least very competitive in the first fall after graduation (about 16 vs. 13.1 percent), a statistically significant difference. → Linkow 2021

Evidence¶

Linkow 2021¶

Linkow, T., Parsad, A., Martinez, A., & Miller, H. (2021). Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Where and How Long Students Attend College (NCEE 2021-2022-002r). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee

q3 · i? · causal · r2

RCT selectivity outcome (Exhibit 8; 2,336 Find the Fit vs. 2,107 regular advising students) using FSA, NSC, and NCES-Barron's data. The report states the difference "meets the study's bar for statistical significance at the .05 level"; no standardized effect size is printed, so no magnitude is coded.

"students in Find the Fit projects were 3 percentage points more likely than those in regular UB advising projects to attend colleges that were at least very competitive in the first fall after their high school graduation ( about 16 percent vs. about 13.1 percent, respectively)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The selectivity impact of Find the Fit persisted through the third fall after high school graduation — related
• Find the Fit previously shifted application behavior, increasing applications to four or more colleges and to very competitive colleges — related
• Find the Fit's selectivity shift came with no higher out-of-pocket cost and no increase in dropping out or transferring down — related
• Find the Fit made no significant difference in college persistence into the third year after high school — related
• Find the Fit led to some changes in advising within Upward Bound and in students' actions related to enrolling in a more selective college — a broader claim this one bears on
• Find the Fit led Upward Bound students to apply to more-selective colleges — related
• Find the Fit increased the share of Upward Bound students who applied to four or more colleges — related